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Barnhart, McFadden, Morelle, and Wilt seek Slaughter’s seat
Registered Democrats in the 25th Congressional District will be able to vote from noon to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26.
Jazz Fest 2018: Meet CITY’s jazz bloggers
Ron Netsky By day I am Chairman of the Art Department at Nazareth College, but during the next nine nights, I’ll be in various venues downtown indulging in music. My love of music can be traced to three generations of music-makers in my family. My uncle, Harold Karr, was a composer, who wrote Broadway musicals,…
Rising culture on Joseph Ave
Joseph Avenue’s arts and cultural scene continues to grow with the recent opening of The Avenue Blackbox Theatre. At the helm is Reenah Oshun Golden, whose vision has been to create a community theater that serves the neighborhood and incorporates the culture that already exists there.
Developer Ingrassia has contract to buy CRCDS
Highland Park Neighborhood Association, Rochester landmarks, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester housing development
For Louise Slaughter’s seat: Joe Morelle
To resist President Trump, it’s essential that Democrats hold this seat. Morelle is their best chance to do that.
The F Word: The look, sound, and taste of words
Art that can be interpreted by other art is more durable and accessible
ROCK | Jack White
It’s been more than 10 years since The White Stripes blew up the Bug Jar stage. Ask anyone who was there — and those who claim they were — it was the second coming of Led Zeppelin mashed with Son House. It was just two musicians, but boy, was it huge. The new stuff I’ve…
HIP-HOP | KRS-One
South Bronx emcee KRS-One is a legendary lyricist, political activist, and graffiti artist in his own right. He, along with his deceased musical partner DJ Scott La Rock, created the historic Boogie Down Productions in 1987— which had a hand in creating the first emcee rap battles and fusing Jamaican dancehall and American hip-hop. In…
Ian Downey is Famous soundtracks an epic battle between body and soul
The moniker “Ian Downey is Famous” doesn’t just hint at how Ian Downey views or presents himself, it’s the name of his band with drummer Darren De Wispelaere and bassist Chris Reeg. He’s cut out the middleman and heads straight for the glory
Album review: ‘The Stedwells’
The Stedwells “The Stedwells” Self-released thestedwells.com What we have here is a fantastic pop record full of chunky guitars, big drums, and streamlined vocals just this side of an urgent plea. The Stedwells — brothers Ryan and Brendan Warren on guitar and bass and drummer Alex Durr — is powerful in its indie pop approach.…
Album review: ‘All I Got and Need’
The Crawdiddies “All I Got and Need” Self-released thecrawdiddies.com The Crawdiddies sing “The Drug Smokin’ Blues” on the band’s new album, “All I Got and Need.” The quartet also sings “The Death of John Henry,” but other than that, The Crawdiddies doesn’t get too hung up in the illicit, morose, or maudlin, like other fiddle…
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Compeer seeks friends in mental-illness stigma battle
Everybody needs a friend – someone to talk to, to lean on, to simply have fun with. And for people living with lifelong mental illness, having someone to connect with is even more important. But their disorders can complicate forming those bonds, through no fault of their own. The non-profit group Compeer runs programs that…
SPECIAL EVENT: Flower City Comic Con
You don’t have to have super powers to be considered a superhero. Flower City Comic Con (FC3) is giving its patrons the opportunity to do something a little extra extraordinary this year by teaming up with the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association Upstate NY Chapter to raise awareness of the organization and how it can…
ART | ‘Ode to Joy’
When Friedrich Schiller wrote his “Ode to Joy” in 1785, he probably didn’t imagine it would eventually be much more successful as the final choral movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony (also the composer’s last). This year, the annual Oxford Gallery invitational exhibit is built around “Ode to Joy” as well, featuring the works of more…
ART | Shane Durgee: ‘Higher Plane Drifter’
After graduating from Syracuse University with a BFA in Illustration in 1998, Shane Durgee spent years pursuing work in the fantasy and science fiction illustration market. He eventually shifted his focus to expressive work, earned an MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, and currently works as an instructor and a Gallery Coordinator for the RIT’s…
SPECIAL EVENT | Art & Treasures
Garage sales aren’t really known for being prestigious, but that’s exactly the idea behind the Memorial Art Gallery’s annual “Art & Treasures” fundraiser. Gently used items including antiques, fine art, jewelry, china, pottery, porcelain, silver, crystal, fine linen, and small furniture items will be available, with all proceeds benefitting future MAG programs. For those who…
THEATER | “The Dusk Cages”
The latest offering from John W. Borek’s community theater group Elephant Productions is “The Dusk Cages” by local playwright Louie Podlaski. The plot follows a crew of employees at a major TV network as they report on a potential extinction event. Set in the present day, the drama will explore themes ranging from politics and…
JAZZ | Hoffman-Lemish Quartet
Amos Hoffman is fluent in many musical genres and equally adept on guitar and oud. Noam Lemish is an excellent pianist who also has broad musical interests. Well known as jazz players, both musicians grew up in Israel and are particularly well-versed in Jewish music, but when they bring their quartet to the JCC, the…
JAZZ | The Samuel Blaser Trio
Originally from Switzerland, trombonist Samuel Blaser now plies his trade on both sides of the Atlantic, commuting between New York and Berlin. A superb technician, Blaser is capable of making the trombone sing, which lends itself to a wild juxtaposition with brash-toned guitarist Marc Ducret. The adventurous improvising of that duo is accented and propelled…
METALCORE | Walls of Jericho
Longstanding Detroit bruisers Walls of Jericho is one of the earliest progenitors of a distinctly American style of metalcore, which takes two-step ready rhythms and pumps them full of galloping riffs and pinch harmonics. The band, fronted by Candace Kucsulain, has been doing the damn thing since 1998, and its influence on a rising generation…
CLASSICAL | The Ment Consort
Pegasus Early Music deserves a lot of credit for focusing on the youth movement in classical music. Its Pegasus Rising series regularly features emerging young professionals who are making (sound)waves in a sector of art that has frequently catered to an older demographic. Pegasus will host The Ment Consort a Chicago ensemble made up of…
ROCK | Chris Barron
No grass has grown under singer Chris Barron’s feet since the Spin Doctors’ end of the century hiatus and subsequent reunion. He’s returned to his singer-songwriter roots, collaborated with artists like Blues Traveler and John Popper, and released a handful of albums in the process, including his new “Angels and One-Armed Jugglers.” Barron will be…
JCC CenterStage announces 2018-19 season
The six-show season includes plays and musicals about celebrated sex therapist Dr. Ruth, the cultural impact of the British Invasion, and the scandalous first lesbian kiss on Broadway.
Donald Trump and the president’s power
President Trump’s lawyers have argued that he has “unfettered authority over all federal investigations” – even into his own actions.
Film preview: ‘First Reformed’
Paul Schrader’s searing theological drama deals honestly with the subject of spirituality, wrestling with metaphysical questions in a way far deeper than typical “faith-based” cinema.
Film review: ‘Beast’
This psychological thriller sees Moll, a timid twenty-something, rebelling from her family by romancing danger. But “Beast” isn’t just a simple whodunit, moving beyond its premise as Peace peels back the layers of Moll’s own impulse toward destruction.
Theater review: Open Road Theatre’s “Living in Exile”
Billed as “a war story about compassion not revenge” and inspired by Homer’s epic poem, “The Iliad,” the play certainly emphasizes the instances of human kindness — even among enemies — that can occur amid the horrors of a decade of entrenched battle.
Wine, desserts, and small plates satiate on East Ave
Bliss Desserts & Wine, a sort of contemporary way station between bistro and nightclub, offers an extensive and eclectic list of wines, some hearty menu items, and desserts made in house.
Perry native Josh Rice creates NYS Puppet Festival
Puppetry is a bizarre, paradoxical art form: in which the artifice of the scene and the construction of the characters is blatant. But at times, puppets can express human frailty and vitality better than we can ourselves. The inaugural New York State Puppet Festival will celebrate the spectacle, craft, and international scope of contemporary puppetry.
